Table of Contents Page Italy Surge to the Top 1 No Turkish delight For The Netherlands 2 Nordic Contests (cont.) 3 Englund and an old truth 4 Italy-Poland 5 Wonderful Defence In The Chairman’s Cup - New Schedule for Senior Teams Championship 6
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Thanks to three tremendous victories, in which they amassed a massive 72 VP, Italy has announced to the rest of the field that it is business as usual as they moved to the top of the table, 8VP clear of second placed Sweden, who are obviously enjoying playing at home. The overnight leaders Poland had a poor day, which included a heavy defeat by the Italian juggernaut, and as a result they have dropped to third place. They are followed by three teams who are demonstrating that they intend to be involved in the race to Estoril, (announced today as the venue for next year’s World Championships) Turkey, Greece and Belgium. It is too early for any team to panic, but nevertheless, there must already be some who are glancing nervously at the teams above them, especially Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, Bulgaria, Norway, Iceland, France and England. Still, as Italy demonstrated, a big day can make all the difference.